Obesity risk is negatively associated with physical activity and positively associated with time spent in sedentary behaviors. Yet, it is not known how different combinations of sedentary and active ...

Physical activity has been hypothesised to reduce endometrial cancer risk, but this relationship has been difficult to confirm because of a limited number of prospective studies. However, recent ...

Modern moms are spending more time watching television and less time doing housework, a new study reveals. The research, published in the December 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, looked at ...

New research from the University of South Australia challenges conventional wisdom about sedentary behavior and its effects on brain health. The groundbreaking study reveals that certain types of ...

Man watching television The American Heart Association has released a science advisory regarding the cardiovascular risks associated with sedentary behavior. Sedentary behavior contributes to the risk ...

Don’t get too comfortable in that seat: Parking in a chair all day can be deadly, as plenty of "sitting is the new smoking" research has found. But replacing 30 minutes of sitting time with physical ...

A team of cardiologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center concluded that extended sedentary behavior of two hours or more could be as harmful to fitness levels as short stints of ...

New study shows that just 30 minutes of less sitting each day can improve the body's ability to utilize fats and carbohydrates for energy production. Reducing sedentary behavior can be particularly ...

In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a recent article concludes. The researchers explored the associations of sedentary ...

Do you spend too much time sitting or without movement? Parents' inactivity directly impacts children's sedentary habits. A ...

For those who get the least amount of physical activity, replacing a half hour of sitting time with physical activity was associated with up to a nearly 50% reduction in mortality, according to a new ...